Reviews of Cleartune

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List of user reviews and ratings for Cleartune

Total ratings

3.70 (Rating count: 883)

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Review summary

Users praise Cleartune for accuracy when functional, a clean interface, and its long history as a tuner. However, many reviews highlight abandonment and instability: no updates for years, frequent freezing/crashes, unresponsiveness, and poor detection of low or quiet notes. The overall sentiment is negative due to reliability and support concerns, despite some views that it can work well at times.

Pros

Accurate when it works, with effective noise filtering and the ability to detect notes from a distance.
Clean, easy-to-read interface.
Longstanding, historically trusted tuner used by many for years.

Cons

Lack of updates for years leading to nonfunctional behavior on modern devices.
Frequent freezes/crashes and overall instability; app often needs to be restarted.
Inconsistent performance; frequently fails to hear low/quiet notes (e.g., low A/E) and musician’s needs.
Occasional complete unresponsiveness or no response to input even after reinstall.

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User Reviews

Recent rating average: 1.10

All time rating average: 3.70

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67% (37)

Date	Author	Comment
2026-08-15	Sy*****	This used to be the single best tuner in the App Store. Alas, no longer. Now the latency and delays are so high that it's mostly unusable on modern iOS. The lack of any update in 6 years is causing it to show its age. Farewell, Cleartune! We made beautiful music together!
This used to be the single best tuner in the App Store. Alas, no longer. Now the latency and delays are so high that it's mostly unusable on modern iOS. The lack of any update in 6 years is causing it to show its age. Farewell, Cleartune! We made beautiful music together!
2026-07-31	Jg*****	It freezes continuously despite deleting it.
It freezes continuously despite deleting it.
2026-07-24	St*****	Worked great for months unusable now even after reinstall and double checking microphone permissions WTF?
Worked great for months unusable now even after reinstall and double checking microphone permissions WTF?
2026-06-10	Da*****	This tuner app never works. It’s like the mic is not connected most of the time, cannot pick up any sounds. I can run other tuner apps at the same time and they work fine so it’s not an issue with my iPhone
This tuner app never works. It’s like the mic is not connected most of the time, cannot pick up any sounds. I can run other tuner apps at the same time and they work fine so it’s not an issue with my iPhone
2026-05-11	kg*****	Spent $4 for this. Worked the first day on iphone11, now is frozen. It’s just a screen shot.
Spent $4 for this. Worked the first day on iphone11, now is frozen. It’s just a screen shot.
2026-04-06	NE*****	This used to be a great tuner but no longer works on any of my IOS devices.
This used to be a great tuner but no longer works on any of my IOS devices.
2026-01-20	Ji*****	This app no longer works. It’s almost 15 years old and hasn’t been updated in 5. Avoid.
This app no longer works. It’s almost 15 years old and hasn’t been updated in 5. Avoid.
2026-01-15	Ta*****	Absolutely terrible doesn’t even react when i play a string
Absolutely terrible doesn’t even react when i play a string
2026-01-07	so*****	Nice tuner but difficult to use. It doesn’t follow the note very well as you tune and doesn’t hear low notes at all. Also doesn’t display the hz
Nice tuner but difficult to use. It doesn’t follow the note very well as you tune and doesn’t hear low notes at all. Also doesn’t display the hz
2025-12-25	Ma*****	Even though app says it works on Mac Book- the tuner will not pick up the sound of your instrument.
Even though app says it works on Mac Book- the tuner will not pick up the sound of your instrument.